Software Engineer II

Would you like to work on the team that powers the most popular operating system – Windows – and impact over a billion people globally with your day-to-day work? If yes, come join us! We are the Windows Developer Platform team, and we build the platform that developers use to build the most engaging apps for Windows. 

We are looking for excellent engineers to join the team for taking the platform forward in their evolution. We want to expand the capabilities of the Windows app platform and need you to help us drive the revolution. It is a unique opportunity to work on both Microsoft technologies and one of the largest customer bases in the world! You will also get an opportunity to collaborate across various teams within Windows group and across product groups within the company and work with some of the best minds in the world! 

The more diverse our team, the more inclusive our end result. To that end, we encourage applicants from any background and with any perspective.  

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science OR related technical field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C++, C#.
• Experience working on Open-Source projects in GitHub.    
• Solid understanding of software design principles and best practices.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.   
• Good design, coding, debugging, teamwork, partnership and communication skills.  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Windows development tools and technologies, including Visual Studio and the Windows SDK. XAML familiarity is a plus.    
• Win32 application and systems programming experience will be a bonus.   
• Experience of developing and operating a production quality service on any cloud especially Azure will be a huge asset.

Other Requirements

Candidates must be able to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements that are required for this role. These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings:

• Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter. 
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Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.

Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.

We are building a center of excellence for client platform in Windows India organization. The platform enables first-party and third-party developers to build amazing Windows apps. As a Software Engineer-II, you will be responsible for -

• Designing and developing high-quality software components and libraries for Windows Developers.
• Exposing the capabilities via APIs which need to follow consistent patterns, are scalable, extensible and maintainable.
• Play a key role in open-ended explorations, prototyping and identifying opportunities for our developers.
• Working closely with the architects, senior engineers, Program Managers, and AI/ML scientists who contribute to the overall technical vision and strategy of the “architectural how” of how we build a scalable architecture with great fundamentals (such as performance, power, reliability). 
• Interact with our amazing open resource community developers via GitHub.